The Seventy Islands are part of the Rock Islands of Palau

Amazing and crowd-free:12 of the world’s most underrated countries

Look beyond the usual destinations and you’ll find outstanding countries that offer something different,and may well be bargain-priced and uncrowded too.

  • byBrian Johnston
Carrasco International Airport.

Airport review:Carrasco International Airport,Montevideo,Uruguay

This is the airport for you if you hate tedious terminal schleps.

  • byDavid Whitley
Tango dancers perform in commemoration of Tango Day in downtown Montevideo,

Things to do in Montevideo,Uruguay:One day,three ways

Whether you're frugal or spendthrift,Uruguay's capital is a great place to while away a day.

  • byStephen Phelan
Colonia's quirky El Drugstore cafe,where vintage cars have been parked outside and remodelled into seating booths.

Uruguay:South America's next big thing

It might be a short ferry ride from Buenos Aires,that’s where the similarities end.

  • byKerry van der Jagt
Montevideo

Twenty reasons to visit Montevideo

Wedged between two South American giants,Uruguay rarely used to feature on travel itineraries.

  • bySteve McKenna
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Uruguay beach

Hot spot of serious cool

For some,Punta del Este is party central,but for others it's a place that marches to its own drumbeat,writes Aaron Peasley.

Ipanema Beach Rio de Janeiro soccer girls

Latin for beginners

It's a continent that can be intimidating and other-worldly,but it's never,ever dull,writes Steve McKenna.

The bitter-herb beverage of mate,drunk through a metal straw.

24 hours in Montevideo

With Spanish and African influences,this is one of South America's most intoxicating cities,writes Ben Stubbs.

Ancient ruins among the clouds:Machu Picchu in Peru.

Tripologist:Cash cards give you peso of mind

Would a cash card in $A be more stable against South American currencies?

  • byMichael Gebicki
Tourists enjoy the sun and water at a beach near downtown Punta del Este,Maldonado,140 km east of Montevideo

Lifestyles of the skint

Instead of spitting chips,Ben Stubbs accepts his fate and explores a ritzy playground on the cheap.